Apperently, our new Cura 2.1 beta is a bit harder to find then you would want. It’s on the Cura download page, but hidden a bit in a link.
Also, if you want to skip the survey, you can download it straight from here:
http://software.ultimaker.com/Cura_closed_beta/2.1/
http://software.ultimaker.com/Cura_closed_beta/2.1
Is there a plugin for Octoprint?
Tried to run it on my Gentoo GNU/Linux workstation but got a bunch of python errors. Has there been a change in dependencies?
Well this update repetier host?
@Bajdi_Electronics yes, everything. We changed toolkits, python versions, and just about everything that is a dependency.
@Steven_Abrey repetier host has nothing to do with Cura, except for it leeching of the engine.
@Dani_Epstein not yet. But one can be made. The new plugin system is way more advanced. Guys from http://www.doodle3d.com/ already made a plugin to communicate with their hardware.
@Daid_Braam thanks for setting me straight. 
On my phone so can’t download and see myself. Is this version for ultimakers only or is it an updated version with compatibility for Printrbots?
Where can I find info about writing a plugin? If it’s not too complicated I will have a stab at porting the existing one.
Do you ever plan on adding custom supports?
Got this when running the beta on Ubuntu 15.04:
File “/opt/cura/bin/cura_app.py”, line 19, in
import Arcus
RuntimeError: the sip module implements API v11.0 to v11.1 but the Arcus module requires API v11.2
I was excited to try it, but I have a delta printer that isn’t in the “other” printer list and the text was quite small. Had to rollback to 15.4
@Daid_Braam I dont know if I would use the term leeching when describing repetiers interface into Cura. (Assuming you were notified of the planned integration). I am sure the Amount of cura users grew due to the fact thats its a few clicks in repetier host to use it, and for noobs (like myself) makes it very easy to get started with it.
The 3d printing community grows greatly because of all the help from everyone, especially the free tools for slicing, modding, and printing out there…
Darn it, I linked the wrong version. The actual 2.1 beta is found at:
http://software.ultimaker.com/Cura_open_beta/
The link in the post is to the 2 weeks older version contains more bugs and less fixes.
@PrintinAddiction if you are a software engineer, and use my application without giving anything back, you are leeching. I was notified. That’s not the point. The point is, you put in no effort towards me, I put in no effort towards you.
@Jules_Hoehn there is an issue outstanding for delta printers. See the github Ultimaker/Cura issue tracker.
@Sven_Bolz Yes. But we do not know when. Support generation is much improved in this version tough.
@Dani_Epstein You could ask on the github Ultimaker/Cura issue tracker for your linux issue, the current team mostly uses Linux. For plugins, there is some documentation, but it’s quite incomplete. We’re also planning to rework the “printer connection” implementation for 2.2, as the current (internal) API for this gives some problems. So the Octoprint plugin might better wait till that is done? Else, the Doodle3D plugin should serve as a good start point.
I should give it a try…
@Daid_Braam Wow, ok, obviously a sore spot, my bad. Actually, I am a software engineer, so I somewhat understand what you are saying, but what exactly were you looking for…Repetier Host is free, and only recently started asking for donations. They have hooks into your engine, would you have rather they left you out and only offered Slicr support out of the box?
Yes, i did get my software mixed up…its octoprint that recently started asking for donations…my bad again…
@PrintinAddiction Repetier used to be open-source. It now no longer is. It’s not sore spot, it’s just what it is. There are a bunch of leeches of the CuraEngine. They are free to do so. But they shouldn’t expect a thank-you note.
Octoprint is a different story. It has it’s roots in Cura. And Gina did a great job on it. I know it currently can be used with older versions of the CuraEngine to slice on the printer. Which is pretty awesome, and one of the intended goals of having the CuraEngine as a separate project.
@Nathan_Walkner Correct, but they have been doing that on their download page for a while, it was just this week that OctoPrint starting asking for donations to help cover the cost of continued development, which was the one I was thinking of in my post, and just wanted to clarify.
All three products are great and I use all of them…